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| has body, greater and lesser horns; articulates with no other bone; located at VC3 |
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| laryngeal prominence; VC4-5 |
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| below thyroid cartilage at VC6 and continues with trachea |
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| sternocleidomastoid muscle |
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bisects the neck diagonally; arises by two heads from the sternum and clavicle to insert on the mastoid process behind the ear; innervated by XI
unilaterally flexes the neck and rotates the head to the opposite side; bilaterally flex head and neck |
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| flexion deformity of the neck usually due to fibrosis and shortening of the SCM |
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| what muscle is in the superficial fascia of the neck? |
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